# Yōko Maki (actress)

Yōko Maki (真木 よう子 Maki Yōko, born Yōko Kanamori on October 15, 1982) is a Japanese actress signed to Soyokaze. Maki has appeared in several films including the 2004 film Infection and the 2004 American horror film The Grudge.

## Biography

Maki made her film debut at the age of 19 in the 2001 film Drug. Her film career took off when she received the role of Aya in The Princess Blade, a 2001 reimagining of the manga Lady Snowblood. Maki later began performing on stage in the 2002 play Cross. In November 2008, Maki announced that she had married a 26-year-old man not in the Japanese entertainment industry. She also announced that she was pregnant.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2001 | Drug | Miki Kondō | |
| 2001 | The Princess Blade | Aya | |
| 2003 | Battle Royale II: Requiem | Maki Sōda | |
| 2004 | Kamikaze Girls | BTSSB Staff | |
| 2004 | Ren'ai Shōsetsu (恋愛小説) | Mami Suzuki | |
| 2004 | A Perfect Day for Love Letters | Rino Katasé | |
| 2004 | Infection | Yūko Kirino | |
| 2004 | Break Through! | Gang-ja Chun | |
| 2004 | The Grudge | Yoko | |
| 2004 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Santa? (short film) | | |
| 2005 | In the Pool | Yoko Maki | |
| 2005 | Summer Time Machine Blues | Yui Itō | |
| 2005 | Veronika Decides to Die | Towa | |
| 2006 | In the Pool | Yoko Maki | |
| 2006 | The Vanished (雨の町, Ame no Machi) | Fumio Kōsaka | |
| 2006 | Sway | Chieko Kawabata | |
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Major Boswell's Girlfriend | |
| 2006 | Udon | Yui Itō | |
| 2006 | A Delicious Way to Kill (おいしい殺し方, Oishii Koroshikata) | Marii Tōdaiji | |
| 2006 | Tokyo Friends: The Movie | Ryōko Fujiki | |
| 2008 | Flying Rabbits (フライング☆ラビッツ) | Chinatsu Kakiuchi | |
| 2009 | SP | Eri Sasamoto | |
| 2011 | Hard Romantic-er | | |
| 2011 | Looking for a True Fiancee | | |
| 2011 | Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo | Fujitsubo | |
| 2013 | Like Father, Like Son | | |
| 2013 | The Ravine of Goodbye | | |
| 2013 | Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship | Maiko Okamura | |
| 2015 | The Lion Standing in the Wind | | |
| 2015 | Nōnai Poison Berry | Ichiko Sakurai | |
| 2016 | After the Storm | Kyoko | |
| 2018 | The Blood of Wolves | Rikako | |
| 2018 | Yakiniku Dragon | Shizuka | |
| 2020 | The Grudge: The Untold Chapter | Yoko | Voice role; uncredited |
| 2021 | A Day with No Name | | |
| 2021 | Ride or Die | | |
| 2021 | The Cursed Sanctuary X | Hoshino | |
| 2022 | A Man | | |
| 2022 | The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero | | |
| 2023 | Nemesis: The Movie | Nagisa Kanda | |
| 2023 | Undercurrent | Kanae | |
| 2023 | Jigen Daisuke | Adele | |
| 2024 | Great Absence | | |
| 2025 | Kaneko's Commissary | Miwako | |
| 2026 | Bakumatsu Hippocrates-tachi | | |

### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Form | Appearance |
| 2003 | Hakoiri Musume! (ハコイリムスメ!, Shurayukihime) | Natsuko | series | Ep.2,4 |
| 2003 | Mōdōken Kuīru no Isshō (盲導犬クイールの一生) | | series | Ep.1,2,4-7 |
| 2003 | Kao (顔) | Sae Takeuchi | series | Ep.9 |
| 2004 | Kurokawa no Techō (黒革の手帖) | | series | Ep.5-7 |
| 2004 | Toride naki Mono (砦なき者) | Meiko Furuya | one-episode | - |
| 2006 | Jikō Keisatsu (時効警察) | Ritsuko Tachibana | series | Ep.8 |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Princess Miru | Taiga drama | |
| 2007 | Watashitachi no Kyōkasho | Saki Ōshiro | series | regular |
| 2007 | SP | Eri Sasamoto | series | regular |
| 2008 | Weekly Maki Yoko (週刊真木よう子, Shūkan Maki Yōko) | - | omnibus | regular |
| 2008 | Loss:Time:Life (ロス:タイム:ライフ) | Kiyomi Horiike | omnibus | Ep.8 |
| 2008 | Walkin' Butterfly (ウォーキン☆バタフライ) | Chinatsu Kakiuchi | series | Ep.9 |
| 2008 | 6jikango ni Kimi wa shinu (6時間後に君は死ぬ) | Mio Harada | one-episode | - |
| 2010 | Ryōmaden | Narasaki Ryō (aka Oryō) | Taiga drama | recurring |
| 2019 | Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room | Hikari Tachibana | series | regular |
| 2021 | Nemesis | Mizuho Kanda / Nagisa Kanda | series | recurring |
| 2022 | Lost Man Found | Herself | series | Cameo; ep. 5 |

### Direct-to-video films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | Pelican Road (ペリカンロード) | Emiko Sakura |
| 2005 | Tokyo Friends | Ryōko Fujiki |

### Commercials

* Lotte - Ao Toppo (2000)
* JR East - Omiya Station version (2005)
* Meiji Seika - Xylish (2005)
* TBS and Dentsu - Green Film Project: everyday (2008)
* Shiseido - Integrate (2008)
* Lipton - The Royal (2008)

## Other works
### Music

* "Hoshikage no Komichi" (星影の小径, "Starry Path") (2011) (Tokyo No. 1 Soul Set collaboration, on their album Subete Hikari)
* "Saisakizaka" (2013) (single, produced by Ringo Sheena)

### Photobooks

* LIP (2003)
* Gekkan Maki Yoko (2007)
* Gekkan Maki Yoko Special (2008)

### Anime

* Michiko to Hatchin (2008–2009) – Michiko Malandro

### Video game

* Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016) – Kiyomi Kasahara